pantomime
To make without speakingTo make (a gesture) without speaking.
» He acted out a pantomime at the party.
На вечірці він показував пантоміму. — anastasishko
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2 senses(transitive)To make (a gesture) without speaking.
I pantomimed steering a car; he understood, and tossed the keys to me.
(transitive)To entertain others by silent gestures or actions.
- act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
Examples
3 sentencesHe acted out a pantomime at the party.
На вечірці він показував пантоміму. — anastasishko
The pantomime is crowded with merry hearts.
He created an iconic, angular style of dance that incorporated pantomime techniques, lightning-fast changes, and his signature "moonwalk."
Origin
First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos),First appears c. 1606, from Latin pantomīmus, from Ancient Greek παντόμιμος (pantómimos), from πᾶς (pâs, “each, all”) + μιμέομαι (miméomai, “to mimic”). The verbal form first appears c. 1768.
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Forms
pantomimes, pantomiming, pantomimed, pantomimed| Base form | pantomime · to pantomime |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pantomimes |
| Present participle | pantomiming |
| Past simple | pantomimed |
| Past participle | pantomimed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only:mime
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.